The driver and the pilot both look ahead, highly focused. They wait for the starting signal. The famous French Tricolor drops and moments later, the asphalt begins to vibrate. The two set off alongside one another. The driver and the pilot look into the horizon and go full throttle. With tires on smooth tar, two … Read more
Red Bull Racing’s Sergio Pérez topped the timesheet in the opening practice session for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, beating Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen. There was misfortune, though, for home favourite Charles Leclerc who was sidelined by a technical issue for the bulk of the session. The opening minutes of … Read more
Inspired by the positive response from the 2019 Atlas Basecamp Concept and the Basecamp accessories line offered for Atlas models, Volkswagen has created a one-of-a-kind concept build that highlights the adaptability and adventurous style of the new Taos compact SUV. The Taos Basecamp Concept was conceived by the Volkswagen Design Team in Oxnard, California, and incorporates bold … Read more
Walter Roehrl has been putting a still lightly camouflaged prototype of a powerful new Cayenne model through its paces in a tough test of its capabilities. The two-time World Rally Champion and Porsche Brand Ambassador completed numerous test laps in the high-performance SUV on the Grand Prix circuit of the Hockenheimring. In his assessment of … Read more
Super Powers Only Electric Can Deliver F-Series, America’s best-selling truck for 44 years1, charges into the future with the F-150 Lightning, elevated by all the advantages of electrification and packed with connected technology. F-150 Lighting is a powerhouse that delivers a targeted 563 horsepower and 775 lb.-ft. of torque – the most torque of any … Read more
Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, the most successful driver in the history of Middle East motor sport, tops the entry for next weekend’s Jordan Rally, round two of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship. The current series leader and a 13-time winner of the Jordan event heads to the Hashemite Kingdom fresh from securing a recent narrow … Read more
A total of 14,778 readers voted in the “Motor Klassik Award 2021” – producing dream results for Mercedes-Benz. This brand won in five categories, taking the most top places in this year’s readers’ poll carried out by the trade magazine “Motor Klassik”. Votes were given not only for historic vehicles, but also for future classics. The result: … Read more
Lexus will build on the success of the seventh-generation ES luxury medium sedan by adding a new powertrain option when the new Lexus ES arrives locally in August. The new Lexus ES will debut in Australia with a new ES 250 grade, complementing the increasing demand for the petrol-electric hybrid ES 300h and satisfying a … Read more
The Genesis brand surpassed the milestone of 500,000-unit global cumulative sales. On May 12, Genesis announced that it recorded a total of 500,191 sales in the global market with 378,999-unit sales in Korea and 121,192-unit sales outside Korea as of May 9. This is Genesis’ milestone just in five and a half years since its … Read more
The BMW Group is stepping up its activities in the field of sustainability, becoming the first automotive manufacturer worldwide to equip its cars with tyres using certified sustainable natural rubber and rayon, a wood-based material used to strengthen the tyres. The company will source 22-inch tyres in the first instance exclusively from Pirelli and, from … Read more